1985 Map of Cody West

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Hay Creek meanders through the northern plains of Cherry County, defining a landscape marked by established cattle operations and remote water sources in the mid-1980s. This survey records several named homesteads, including Triangle B Ranch, Hay Creek Ranch, and Duck Brand Ranch, which illustrate the spread-out ranching economy of the Nebraska-South Dakota borderlands. Near the northeastern corner, Cody Lake and the western edge of Cody provide local landmarks in an area dominated by irrigation efforts, noted by the presence of several Irr Wells. In the south, the terrain descends toward the Niobrara R and the valley of Bear Creek, showing the drainage patterns that shaped regional land use and settlement during this era of agricultural development.